| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from A Legend of Montrose by Walter Scott: she said; "or is this some strange delusion?"
"Maiden," replied Ranald, "hadst thou dwelt longer with us, thou
wouldst have better learnt to know how to distinguish the accents
of truth. To that Saxon lord, and to the Knight of Ardenvohr, I
will yield such proofs of what I have spoken, that incredulity
shall stand convinced. Meantime, withdraw--I loved thine
infancy, I hate not thy youth--no eye hates the rose in its
blossom, though it groweth upon a thorn, and for thee only do I
something regret what is soon to follow. But he that would
avenge him of his foe must not reck though the guiltless be
engaged in the ruin."
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Cromwell by William Shakespeare: CROMWELL.
My kind and honorable Lord of Bedford,
I know your honor always loved me well;
But, pardon me, this still shall be my theme;
Gardiner is the cause makes Cromwell so extreme.
Sir Ralph Sadler, pray, a word with you:
You were my man, and all that you possess
Came by my means; to requite all this,
Will you take this letter here of me,
And give it with your own hands to the king?
SADLER.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Prince Otto by Robert Louis Stevenson: ask me seriously, I would not answer for to-morrow. She is ill-
advised.'
'And by whom? By this Gondremark, to whom you counsel me to leave
my country,' cried the Prince. 'Rare advice! The course that I
have been following all these years, to come at last to this. O,
ill-advised! if that were all! See now, there is no sense in
beating about the bush between two men: you know what scandal says
of her?'
Gotthold, with pursed lips, silently nodded.
'Well, come, you are not very cheering as to my conduct as the
Prince; have I even done my duty as a husband?' Otto asked.
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